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According to the last accounts received by telegraph from the scene of these atro cious riots, there was a talk about calling out the military. The soldiery were already under arms, the only uncertainty being whether they would actually be called out. It is of course an extreme proceeding this calling out of the military, a pro. ceeding wisely resorted to only under the direst emergency, and when everything else has been done towards the suppression of street tumults, with ft view to the effectual restoration of order among an insurgent population. Nevertheless, what furs they provocation has been needed down at Bel fast towards the justification of the authorities there in resorting at length to that last and ex tremest proceeding of all—the calling out of the military ? The brutalities of the Orangemen there have certainly been sufficiently various and suffi , ciently destructive not only to justify, but to neces sitate the summoning, by the civil authorities, to their assistance in restoring quietude to Belfast and its vicinity, the military expressly stationed there to that very end in the immediate neighbourhood. The rioting commenced, it will be remembered only too distinctly, several days back, with one of those incidents expressive of savage stupidity on the part of a fanatical population—the burning of the Effigy of a great man as a sort of mounter demon stration to a display elsewhere of grateful admira tion towards him on the part of his admirers. In this Particular instance, down at Belfast, the savage s tupidity of the Orangemen of that redshot Orange locality was indicated, not by the burning of the effigy of A Great Man, but by the burn ing of the effigy of The greatest Man Ire land has ever prodacied. The contrast presented to view by thos e t wo demonstrations—the one at Dublin and the one at Belfast—is certainly, to say the least of it, very significant. Yonder, in the Irish capital, it was, as a demonstration, the very grandest that has ever taken place there in that land of de monstrations, in that metropolis of demonstrations. It was the vastest, the most unanimous, the most orderly from beginning to end. The occasion was— surely, surely, to speak R ithin the mark t—a most reasonable occasion. It was convened, this grand assemblage of Irishmen, for the purpose of taking part in, or of witnessing, the ceremonious lo.ying of the foundation stone of A .National Monume nt, indi cative in enduring marble and granite, of Ireland's Love, Admiration, and Gratitude to the memory of DANIEL O'CONNELL, The Liberator ! T'aat mere distinctive title of his is indicative of what overflowing reasons there are, in vary truth, in his regard, for the cherishing• of hie memory, perennially, through these and. through after times, by his compatriots, with all that Love and Gratitude and Admiration. The Liberator ! Assuredly one of the noblest, purest, lc ,ftiest, most inviable titles man ever Won. And one moreover, that is applied in this instance of O'CONNELL in no spirit of hyperbole. His title, it is, by right as one pure and simple in its exact truthful ness. For if ever man was, is the fullest meaning of the word, a " Liberator" it was DANIEL O'CONNELL it was "THE Liberator." To him, under Heaven, many millions of the loyal subjects of the Crown sot alone in Ireland, but throughout the whole of the British Empire, owe their social, political, and religious liberation—owe it all, under Heaven, directly and individually to him, to his piercing eloquence, to his indomitable determination, to his all mastering genius as the last and the greatest of the Tribunes of the People. • Mistakes he made, errors he was guilty of, his tongue in Oratory was too often loading the air with words of foul and vulgar abuse, the later years of his life were, to our thinking, nothing less than wilfully and most idly wasted in pursuit of an unattainable chimera. Yet, granting that all this may be said thus as against him, as in deprecia tion of his memorable career and his resplendent powers, he was A Liberator he was The Liberator of many millions of his fellow-men— of the vast majority of his own fellow-country men and of co-religionists of theirs in all quarters of the globe, otherwise to express it, in all parts of the British dominions. And he was their Liberator in the fullest meaning of the word—their Liberator corporeally, mentally, and spiritually—their Libe rator in Body, and Soul, and Intellect. If any one has failed yet fully to realise what DANIEL O'CONNELL really was, and what he actually did, entitling him to what no one can now rob him of, this glorious title of Liberator— " The LIBERATOR"—Iet them turn to whatever has been written or spoken of him since the date of his death by the greatest Liberal and the greatest among the lay co-religionists of The Liberator in Christendom, CHARLES, :the Count de MONTALEM. BERT. Above all, let them turn to that noblest funeral oration that has been uttered since the imperial lips of BoSSUET were closed is death, the funeral oration pronounced upon O'CONNELL by the Dominican monk LACORDAIRE. Eighteen years have now elapsed since, in the autumn of 1847, DANIEL O'CONNELL, the Libe rator, then on his way to Rome, breathed his last at Genoa. And it is only after these eighteen years have passed by that the foundation stone of a national monument in his honour is formally laid in the capital of Ireland by the hands of the chief magistrate of the city of Dublin, in the presence of a vast number of the Liberator's compatriots. Surely a reasonable proceeding ! Surely a pro ceeding—after these eighteen years have elapsed —in no way precipitate! Surely a simple act of gratitude, of justice, of common decency, and of common sense. Yet it was as a counter demonstration to this display of national gratitude and right feeling towards the memory of O'Cos- NELL among a race whom he has so largely bene fited, that the Orangemen of Belfast assembled for the purpose of indulging themselves in what we have already designated, one of those pieces of savage stupidity, the burning of the effigy of a great man. In this instance, as already re marked, the effigy of the greatest man Ire land ever produced. And now we are witnessing the just fitting result of this same piece of most savage stupidity—namely, the delivering up of Bel fast for several days and nights in succession into the hands of rioters armed with stones and brick bats and bludgeons. The latest achievements of these rioters being the attacking and sacking of a nunnery t If no lives have yet been lost in the place delivered up now for a considerable interval to these disgraceful proceedings, lives, there, have been seri ously endangered, a girl has been maimed, a man his been shot in the leg, the whole city and the sur rounding neighbourhood have been thrown into profound consternation. And it is now, in this dire extremity, that we turn with some curiosity to note what will be the course pursued yonder, at Bel fast, with a view to the restoration of order, and the vindication of the law by the amiable Lord Lieutenant. It was not likely that the Mayor and citizens of Cork would miss so favourable an opportunity of enforcing their wishes upon Ministers as the occasion presented by the grand banquet given to the Lords of the Admiralty and the officers of the Channel Fleet, at Cork, in the beginning of the week. The dignitaries who visited them on this occasion were, too, the very members of the Govern ment whose sympathies the good folks of Cork were most anxious to enlist in the cause of their harbour and its prospective dockyard. The Lords of the Admiralty are now on a tour of inspection, and naturally included the much-talked of harbour of Queenstown in their survey. The Mayor and citizens of Cork at once availed themselves of the opportunity to show Irish hospitality io full splen dour, and to impress upon these flying visitors the advantages which were offered by their harbour for the construction of a dock. The Mayor of Cork, Mr. MAGUIRE, who presided at the banquet, has lately been often before the public in reference to a matter connected with this very harbour—the obnoxious Daunt's Rock, which occasioned the total wreck of a goodly vessel last Very recently he has been striving to impress upon the authorities the necessity of doing something to lessen the dangers which this obstacle presents to naval traffic before the winter months set in, though as yet his remon strances have been without effect. At this we need not wonder, for any one official board or body is difficult to move, but when it is necessary to influ ence three to joint a ,- .tion the case is almost hopeless, especially when it is not very clear whose duty it is to take the first step. This subject was not, how ever, touched upon the other evening ; Mr. MA• GUIRE, and others interested in the matter, probably thinking that if the Government took up the mat ter of the dockyard in earnest Daunt's Rock would not long be suffered to bar the passage way. One topic there was which, though uncon nected with nautical matters, was naturally referred to in the course of the evening, The de parture of the Earl of CARLISLE, and his resigna tion of the Viceregal dignity, could hardly have been passed over without some tribute to the public character and private excellence of that deservedly respected nobleman. On all sides, sincere respect and a conviction of his earnest desire to promote the welfare of the country, were expressed. Lord FERMOY, in speaking of him, sa id th a t w h a t ever were their political sentiments, they all felt that wherever Lord CARLISLE was there Ireland and the Irish would hav e a friend. There are few English statesmen, we should hope, who, in occupying such a position, would fall into the error of identifying themselves with any sect or party, but the Earl of CARLISLE has shown an unusual degree of tact and courtesy, and has contrived to conciliate all parties by irritating the prejudices of lame. We trust that when his place is filled his successor may be as wisely selected, but whether it need be filled at all is a question that may very well prei,ent itself to the public. If the office were o f a n y real advan tage to e i t h er country, £20,000 a yei r should not weigh in the balance against natior .al good, but wise men have long asked where the national good lies, and whether Ireland at le - .4 it would not summer. benefit far more by a judicious outlay of that sum annually on her public works and similar under takings. [lt would certainly go a long way towards the construction of the naval dockyard, about which the good citizens of Cork expressed themselves so anxiously. Lord FERMOY ob. served, that he considered that the task of advocating the employment of their noble harbour in so useful a manner, had been greatly lightened by the report of the Parliamentary com• mittee, which had recommended, in the plainest and strongest terms, the establishment of a dockyard at Queenstown. After that decision being arrived at by the committee, which has so fully entered into the whole question of our dockyard accommodation, it is, to say the least of it, very unlikely that the House of Commons would object to the necessary rate. Those who know anything of the subject would not, indeed, be likely to cavil at the selection of a spot so admirably adapted by nature for the purpose, while all must admit the desirability of the establishment of a dock somewhere in the south of Ireland. Mr. AIAGeTIRE, in giving a cordial Hibernian welcome to his dis tinguished guests, observed that they could not fail when thus on the spot to appreciate their noble harbour. "It was," he said, " easy of access—it was one of the best, if not the best, places of shelter for the fleet ; and there were times when 500 vessels, armed and unarmed, found anchorage within Cork harbour and the tributaries which enlarged its extent." Of course it was natural that on such an occasion a little discontent should be expressed, and the Government were .reminded that while a million of money had been laid out in the sister countries not a shilling had reached Cork harbour. In answer to this the First Lord of the Admiralty took occasion to remind his Irish friends that the prosperity of a locality depended on itself, and was usually the reward of its own enterprise or exer tions. Portsmouth, despite Government aid, has never rivalled Liverpool, where there are no public docks. The Clyde, too, bore evidence of the same character, and the noble duke, therefore, warned his hearers not to hope too much from the erection of Go• vernment docks in their harbour. These obser vations were just and prudent, and were not out of place when addressed to his sanguine and en thusiastic audience, who probably partook of the Iriohman'a favourite faculty of making theoretical fortunes, But, however wise in tempering the eagerness of the citizens of Cork, the Duke of SOMERSET'S r, , marks do not in the least affect the general bearing of the question. It is greatly to be desired, indeed, that the trade of Cork may flourish and _hat Irishmen derive full profit and advantage from the construction of the Docks; but, after all, it is a matter of Imperial rather than of local inte rest, and whether or not it fulfils the expectations formed of it on land, it will still be admirably adapted for the advantage of our ships. It is well not to be too careful in regard to expense in mat• ters of great national imporiance which may be expected to endure through m (any generations ; but this is one of those cases in whi,ll2 no artificial expense will atone for the deficiencies of nature, and it is surely the height of folly to la,vish the public money in trying to overcome dittaulties when such harbours as Milford Haven and Queons to wn lie on our own shores. The trial which took place at Liverpool on Thursday, relative to the Foreign Enlistment Act, exhibits the conduct of our Government in a most unsatisfactory light. There is nothing that wins admiration and commands respect more than con sistency ; but, on 1119 other hand, there is nothing that alienates confidence and draws down censure more than uocertain and unfair line of action. The manner in which the Ministers have acted in respect to the various questions that have arisen regarding the American contest has been quite unprecedented. From the outset of the war they have been unjust in the extreme to all persons nearly or remotely connected with the cause of the Confederates, while on the other side their prejudices and partialities have been developed in favour of the Federals, It is a most undignified position for a great country to assume, thus to sanction such an unworthy course; but it is still worse to reflect upon that English subjects should be treated with incon sistency, and their rights made subservient to the fantasias of the authorities who for the time being mismanage the affairs of the State. Such a course of proceeding is a perfect mockery of justice, and cannot but redound to the discredit of all concerned in the transactions. All that the Attorney-General for the County Palatine deposed on behalf of the Crown, might with great force have been applied to the question relating to the Federal Enlistments in Ireland, of which no notice is taken, or at least only sufficient to disarm criticism. When we are told that the charge is preferred against the pri soner by her MAJESTY'S Government from a sense of duty, because he had been guilty of a trans gression of the law, common sense may well inquire how it is that the same principle does not actuate and encourage them to arrest illegal courses towards the other belligerents engaged in the contest across the Atlantic. One sentence of the attorney's is a positive exposition of the pre• sent state of the case as relates to our position in respect to American dealings with our subjects. " No one in the country could be ignorant of the difficulties which were likely to arise if the Govern ment did not hold the scale of neutrality with per fect equality." This is perfectly true, But what can be more clear than that they have not thus ful filled their duty, and great difficulties have arisen in consequence. It is not in a court of law that such discrepancies can be taken hold of; because there it is only possible for the judge and jury to deal with the case immediately under supervision ; but those who look on and scan the affair from a distance must be deeply sensible of the egregious errors of the prosecutors on behalf of the Crown, and painfully convinced that in this affair the country reaps no honour, and the subjects of the realm are imposed on, Is it the way to impress other States with an impartiality thus to curry favour with one party in the affray, and to heap insults on the other. In how many prosecutions regarding the Confederates have we now been engaged, and who can point to one prominent case in which the Crown has appeared against the Federals ? Is it not monstrous to reflect upon that the havoc wrought by the agents of the North is depopulating a neighbouring country under the dominion of the self-same Crown whose name appears in petty cases like that of Liverpool, and yet that no steps are taken of a nature that will stop the sacrifice of life and arrest the flagrant course pursued. We are told, indeed, that it is difficult to find out exactly what is being done_ There are none so blind as those who will not see, nor so deaf as them who will not hear, and this must account for the circumstance that it is impossible to obtain that knowledge in Ireland which seems to come as a matter of course in England. It is an evil of the apathy of Parlia. ment that the Government think they can do as they like, and proceed from bad to worse in their conduct in respect to American affairs. No fear of public opinion appears to deter them in their in. fatnated and mischievous course ; they follow the bent of their own inclinations, quite impervious to criticism and indifferent to reason, It is a sort of satisfaction, at any rate, to protest against such in- trill, Su `, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1864. consistency, and exhibit the policy of Ministers in its true light. The utmost proved against the chief prisoner at the trial the other day was not a tenth part so condemnatory as the course constantly pur sued by the Federal agents in Ireland, and yet one is to suffer the penalty of the law, while the rest are to go unmolested on their way. It is a new era in English history altogether that we are entering upon under the auspices of this Liberal Ministry, who came in to give us reform at home and inaugn• rate a better state of things abroad. We are fast sinking to the level of those continental States where justice is subservient to expediency, and where at any convenient period a man may be found guilty or left alone as occasion prompts. It is no torious that the conduct pursu:d by the agents of the North to those unfortunate and infatuated men who are persuaded to go with them is at the same time cruel, unjust, and a violation of the law of nations. In old days of our history, when our states men burned with the desire of maintaining the honour of their country, rather than tole rate such insults and injuries with quiescence they would have declared war on the offenders. Surely if ever war is sanctioned it is when taken up in defence of the rights of the subject that are in fringed. I❑ this case their lives are at stake, for in many instances these unscrupulous agents lead on their dupes until recall is too late and no retrac tation is possible, ani then the most desperate mea sures are resorted to. This is called maintaining a strict neutrality, but those who prefer truth above everything will call it a gross delusion and a mockery of impartiality. It is an insult to our common sense to prosecute at all. Why not leave the Con federate agents alone ? If they are transgressing in some degree our laws, why should they be held up to opprobrium when the men who should direct the laws are so indifferent to the dictates of truth and justice. Honour and honesty alike demand that the snags measure be meted out to both the belligerent parties in America, and if one is to be left unaided, then the other should also be deprived of our assistance. It is a violation of the first principles of justice, it is an attempt to change the spirit of our Constitution, and it is a degradation to the country in the eyes of foreign nations for her MAJESTY'S Government to act in the way they are doing. It is time, indeed, the American war was over for many reasons, and not the least of these is that the honour of England is at stake, through the prejudices of her Ministers in persisting and favour ing one side, and discountenancing the other. LITERATURE, Essays upon History and Politics. By J. E. Kebbel, of the Inner Temple, barrister-at-law. One vol. Pp. 403. Cnapman and Hall. Essays and reviews i:re now prominent features in the literature of the day. Conspicuous among many similar volumes now befc,Y o us is this very ably written work of Mr Kebbel's, 7hich is prin cipally devoted to political subjects. opening paper is on Lord Macaulay, and the pacticula! fea tures of his eloquent style are very happily de= scribed and discriminated. While admitting, of course, Macaulay's great Whig predelictions, Mr Kebbel remarks that nature had intended him for a Conservative, but accident had made him a Whig, premising that " his (Macaulay's) political principles were almost exactly the same as Burke's." Very different is the otimate of the Poet-historian of " St. Stephens" whe.7 l in his tribute to Lard Macaulay he describes A s . unlike Burke as mind could be to ffrind," And then. e,lluding to his Whig predilections, observes— " Nor Burke nor BroCkghaul to Whigs we wholly cede, For Brougham has stCyt:cl fro:u, Burke renounced their creed ; But this bright partisan was al? their OWE, ills pomp of laurel in their soil was grown . . To guard their strongholds he directs his toils, And to their towbs he dedicates his spoils." As a specimen of Mr. Kebbel's very analytical criticism, let us take the following passage from his article on Mr Gladstone— It is a curious piece of inconsistency in Mr Gladstone's character, that with all this mental perversity, he is, if we mistake not, a timid rather than a confident politician. He sees principles with great distinctness, but wants the moral firmness to act upon them. He is, like many very logically-minded men, suspicious of his own intellect. He is afraid to trust to it, and places himself in the hands of other people in every way inferior to himself. His sword is no sharp that he is afraid to use it for fear of cutting his fingers. So he borrows, we suppose, the blunter weapons of his friends. Metaphor apart, Mr Gladstone evidently saw clearly enough one time that it was his duty to join the Conservative party under Lord Derby. But when that con clusion threatened to separate him from his friends, he shunned the responsibility of acting upon it. He could not believe he could be right. All reason certainly was for it. But were not people sometimes the dupes of reason ? Was it possible that this plain and straightforward course of conduct was also the right course ? Was ho not deceiv ing himself ? So the golden opportunity was lost. And then Mr Gladstone did exactly the same thing over again, only positively instead of negatively. As he had dis trusted his own confidence in Lord Derby, so he resolved to distrust his own want of confidence in Lord Palmerston. He had been heard to say he was the most unprincipled Minister he had ever known. But still people must not trust too much to their impressions. He preferred the im pressions of two other gentlemen, and if he did wrong in joining the Cabinet, why then he persuaded himself that they were to blame and not he. Mr Gladstone's oratory is what we should expect from his character. He is a true orator, and he therefore never fails to persuade us he is in earnest. He is listened to with pleasure, for he has all the graces and refiaement of an ac complished English gentleman. He is brimful of those allusions which the House of Commons still loves. He speaks with sufficient bonhomie and good-humour. His elocution is nearly perfect; his argument, as may be sup posed, is always admirable; and when the subject suits him, he can rise to a high pitch of eloquence, gray© and severe, extremely dignified and effective. B ut he does not penetrate his audience. H e is se ldom interrupted by great bursts of cheering. He never speaks with the weight of a man who has a party at his back ; and he speaks as if he felt this. Mr Disraeli is also considered at some length, and the present conditions of "Party" form the subject of some very interesting remarks. and Imp os t ure. B y W . Dwellers on t h e Th res h o ld ; or, Magic and Magi. Davenport Adams , clans, with some Ill ustra tions of Human Error author of " S cenes f rom the Drama of European I - Lstory." T wo vo l s . Maxwell and Co. Mr Davenport Adams has selected a very attrac tive theme for his researches. The history of human error and imposture- - . "Beloved as Fable and believed as Truth"— is a fruitful subject for the meditation of the wise or the amusement of the curious, and Mr Adams has taken a very comprehensive range, beginning with the early magicians of Chaldea, giving ela borate histories of the great imposters, Parocelsus, Cornelius Agrippa, and the rest, glancing at witches, dreams, omens, and ordeals, down to the theories of Mesmer and the curiosities of animal Magnetism. Speaking of the earlier charlatans, Mr Adams, very judiciously alluding to the latent truths veiled beneath their mysteries, has happily designated them " Dwellers on the Threshold of Science," Hence the very felicitous title of the work. Recognising therefore " a soul of wisdom" in these semis poetical follies, I have ventured to regard the mediaeval philosophers as Dwellers on the Thivshold of Science ; admitted, indeed, to a glimpse of its wonders—confused and perturbed with that delightful vision—but unable to pass into the temple. In a time of darkness and ignorance they were never faint of heart; they suffered neither perse. cution to daunt, nor poverty to overwhelm them ; but pressed forward with resolute courage to gaze at wisdom from afar ifiunhappily forbidden to enter the holy of holies. It ill becomes us then, in an age of fuller knowledge and greater opportunities, to cast indiscriminate ridicule upon the labours of those who so painfully toiled in what they believed to be the path of truth. They were not only the pioneers of science but too often its martyrs. Among the curious historical facts with which these fabulous records are illustrated, we may cite the following, which will be surprising to many : JUDICIAL COMBAT. The appeal to judicial combat was only abolished in Eng land as late as ISI9, although it had been practically obso lete for three hundred years, But in 1817 a man named Thornton was accused of having assassinated a young girl, tried, and acquitted. The victim's brother, returning soon afterwards from a long voyage, took proceedings for a new trial. The accused then offered to exculpate himself by single combat, as the statute authorised, and the judges were constrained to recognise this mode of defence. The combat was on the point of taking place when the appel lant reflecting that if he was conquered he would be put to death, and that his defeat was probable, owing to the strength and vigour of his opponent, declared that he abandoned his appeal. It was in consequence of this sin gular transaction that Parliament, in 1819, abolished this rag of the feudal law. The Antediluvian Iristory and Narrative of the Flood. By the Rev. E. D, Rendell, of Preston, 1 vol., pp. 31. Second Edition. F. Pitman, Setting out with the comfortable assurance that the general acceptation of Scripture History is fal lacious Mr. Rendell has very considerately bestowed upon us a correct interpretation of the sacred narra tive. He does not, however, give us any ground for believing in his individual infallibility. Mr. Ren dell is evidently looking forward to a new reforma tion, for example, he tells us—" Amidst those con• troversies of the Establishment, Nonconformists have been advancifig in liberality and learning; but the Roman Church, which never changes, has been looking on with rejoicing, and congratulating her self that she has the ability to settle all such mat■ ters by means of her authority—that is, to silence inquiry without explanation, and punish doubt with the fears of anathema. Nevertheless, the troubles to which we have adverted have more or less infested every branch of the Church, nor are they yet allayed; quietude is not to be mistaken for peace—the fermentations are still going—purifica tion will follow. Those difficulties are in the hands of a wise Providence, and they may be viewed as storms which lend to clear the atmosphere, and open out a bluer sky and a brighter sunshine. We think there can be no doubt in the minds of those who ca take note of the signs of the times, that there are some new sad beneficent iefluences at work, de signed to bring about some new perceptions con cerning the Word, and thus to enable the Church to ground its teachings upon a firmer and more in tellectual basis than any it has previously enjoyed.' In this " more intellectual" development, wo pre. sume that the Rev. Mr. Rendell will take his place by the side of Bishop Colenso. LUTTRELL OF ARRAN. By Charles Lever, No, IX.—The sadden friendship which springs up between our old friend Grenfell, the practical, selfish man of the world, and young Adolphus Ladarelle, the banker's son, and wowld• be man of society, is well sketched in the present number. Each endeavours to work out his own plans by the aid or at the expense of the other. Young Ladarelle, in fear that old Sir Within Wardl3 will marry his ward, and probably cut him out of the Dabradern estate, seeks advice and assistance from the retired retailer of fish-sauce, who in his him to serve his own ends, proposes to carry off the young lady, and unconsciously suggests employing one of her own relatives to perform that friendly office. Their plans are, however, frustrated for a time by an accident which happens to Kate while riding, and which threatens her life. There can be no doubt now of Sir Within Wardle's affection for her, which is well described in the interview between the old diplomatist and the physician, when the feelings of nature burst through the trammels of etiquette. Kate, however, will not die at this early stage of the story : too much hinges upon her fate for such a contingency to be probable. THE BRITISH ARMY AND NAVY REVIEW. No. 2. —The second chapter of the narrative of Lee's second year of campaigns in defence of Richmond, c hronicles the events of the first and second days of Gettysburg, and gives a useful resume of the state of affairs. It is followed by an article on that old standing grievance, Army Prize Money, which opens by saying, very truly, that " Prize money is a subject on which justice has long been denied to the army." The writer exs presses a hope that the report of the Commission lately inquiring into this matter may be accepted as an augury of better times. We trust so, for reform is much needed. The average period of distribution following the most important captures of the last 50 years has been five years and a half, while nine or ten years' delay is by no means uncommon, and in one instance—that of Burraah—eleven years elapsed. An article on "The Navy as it is" is worth reading. It remarks upon the marvellous changes which have taken place of late years, since steam and the screw propeller have changed the face of the navy. In the old days ships of war were apparently, as the author says, designed to be boxes of guns. Oae architect went eo far as to design a ship of war to carry 176 guns, with a tonnage under 3,000; but the largest ships actually built and in use were 120 gun thre`-deckers of 2,600 tons. Another article, on a naval matter, "The English and French Dockyard System" has some sensibi6 observations on our management of affairs. It is remarked that the unsatisfactory condition of the English dockyards is due to " the absence of causes of sufficient power to demand remodelling." This is rather an obscure way of stating the case, but the severity of some of the censures is not altogether misplaced, There are other papers on matters connected with the two services, and the number, though not equal to the first, is of a fair degree of merit. QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, AIANCHESTER, UNITY. Edited by Charles Hardwick.— This serial con tains many subjects of interest, and, although it is professedly for a special class of readers, it will be found that it contains much to attract and entertain the general community. There is a great variety in its contents, and the most diverse tastes can be pleased in its pages. Great care is taken to meet all the requirements of the day by the publication of scientific and learned papers, as well as by those of a lighter style. There are some original verses by Ella a Cook, a fact which speaks for itself of the style of poetry which is met with in this quarterly. On the whole, there is every reason to [expect that a continued success will attend this magazine. THE ST. GEORGE'S MAGAZINE, No. 1. Hall and Co.—The first number of a new magazine has some claim upon public attention, and also upon critical forbearance. The opening part of the St. George's does not impress us very favourably, but it is got up in gold style, at the favourite price of a shilling, and may pro bably find admirers, for it partakes largely of that sensa tion element which is now so popular. THE ECLECTIC.— 7he Eclectic has some readable papers on matters of general interest among several devoted to theological and controversial topics. The most interesting is a criticism giving copious extracts from the poems of Lord Houghton. THE SIXPENNY MAGAZINE.—We have here the usual plentiful allowance of tales, sketches, and lively papers. "A Dark Story" is tragical enough for the lovers of the horrible, while "Earnest" is a leaf from the narrative of the American War which doubtless carries with it tragedy, romance, and farce by the hundred, could we know all its secrets. " Barry O'Byrne" is continued in its usual style. THE ALEXANDRA MAGAZINE.—This little periodi cal devotes itself to the interests of womankind, and endeavours to counteract some of the established failings and deficiencies of feminine education. NEWTON'S LONDON JOURNAL enters upon the world of politics in discussing the disappoint ments and achievements of the session. It has besides its customary information on all matters connected with patents and patentees. THE BOY'S OWN MAGAZINE. THE BOY'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE.—Mr. Beeton has long been an established purveyor for this class of readers, and these two little serials staunchly keep up his reputa tion by their skill in adapting themselves to the taste of their juvenile readers. They are respectively sixpence and twopence, so that different classes can obtain them. TIIRASIIING A SEDUCER.—Two labouring men, named William Wainer and William Eastgate, were charged before the co!tnty magistrates at Boston, on 'Wed nesday last, with commit: 41g a violent assault upon Francis Marlowe, cottager, The defense was that the complainant, who is a married man fully 50 years of age, had seduced the daughter of Wainer, a girl only 14 years of age. A few days since he was caught by Mr Ellis, farmer, with whom the girl now resides, prowling about his farmstead, and Mr Ellis, knowing his vile sbjtet, gave him a good tarashing and kicked him off his grounds. On Saturday the father and seducer met, and the conversation fell on the subject of the poor girl's wrongs. The father chal lenged Marlowe out to fight. Marlowe slunk out at the back door. Wainer followed him, accompanied by East gate, his brother-in-law, and a fight took place on the highway, in which Marlowe received a severe beating. The bench said they must not allow their feelings to overpower their sense of justice. The father had no right to take the law into his own hands. If Marlowe had wronged him the law would provide a re medy. Under the circumstances, however, they should only inflict a fine of ls. and 17s. costs. Tho information against Eastgate was dismissed, at complainant's cost. Several gentlemen who were in court immediately sub scribed a. d paid not only all the defendant's expenses, but presented him with a trifle to reimburse him for his day's labour.—Stamford Memo' ,y, A fire occurred the day before 3 esterday at the cotton-spinning mills of MM. Derly and Chosboix, at Bellencombre (Seine-Inferieure), and, in spite of all the efforts of the firemen, they were almost destroyed, The machinery and buildings were insured fer 400,000 f, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, AUG. 13. The extra steamer Westminster from New York, arrived here at 6.15 a.m. this morning. She landed 22 passengers, and proceeded at 6.30 a.m. Her news has been fully anticipated. SPAIN. MADRID, August 13. The Noileitis states that in consequence of a Conference at the Ministry of War, Oviedo has been assigned as a residence for General Prim, dating from the 13th instant. The Madrid journals confirm the exactitude of a statement which had been made of the expected arrival at Madrid of the Chevalier Facie, as Envoy of the Emperor of Mexico. He will pro ceed immediately to La Granja to deliver to the Queen an autograph letter from his Sove reign. The Marquis de la Rivera has been fixed on to represent Spain at the Court of Mexico, and he will leave very shortly. The Diario Espanol an nounces that the _Libertad and the Iberia are to be prosecuted before a military tribunal for seditious publications. This is th© first time that the press has ever been subjected in Spain to such a jurisdic tion. FRANCE. The Official Journal of Schleswig publishes a proclamation from Prince Frederic Charles, com mander in chief of the allied army, in which he states that the Emperor of Austria has removed Count de Revertera from his functions of civil commissioner in Schleswig, and appointed Baron de Lederer, resident minister, in his place. The King of the Belgians arrived at Brussels the night before last. The Duke de Brabant and the Count de Flandre received his Majesty at the rail way station and accompanied him to Lacken. Their royal highnesses, with the officers of their suite, left the next morning for Ostend, whither the King is also to proceed in a few days. BoußsE, Aug. 12.—The market still continues in the same inactive state, with little or no variation in prices. Threes are unchanged at 66f. 40c, Mobilier have improved to 1,012 f. 50c. Railways quiet, and prices in general pretty well maintained. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents. 95 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 40 Credit Mobiher 1911 25 Do. end month 1012 50 Bank Shares 3390 Credit Foncior 1215 Roman RAILI Italian Loan . 68 30 Do. end month.... 68 35 Ditto Threes.... New Mexican .... 66 i Russian Austrian .. B3 Spanish Threes — I:low° Debt Deferred Cash. Account. 885 .. 885 980 920 023 75 Northern Lyons and Netliturranean gew ditto Southern ... ... 640 .. 642 50 Western Eastern Sardinian .. 350 .. 347 50 Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa.. Ditto to Barcelona .... 232 60 .. 235 Sweden and Norway, The official Post.Tidning of the 6th inst. contains the subjoined explanatory letter from Count vo❑ Manderstrom, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs A correspondence from Copenhagen, dated the 2nd inst., and published in yesterday's Aftonblad, contains the following passages : Amongst the documents which the President of the Ministers read yesterday at a private sitting of the members of the Council of State was a despatch from Count Scheel Piessen, at Stockholm, dated July 10, wherein it was announced that Count Mauderstrom had instructed him that the kingdom of Sweden and Norway could no longer consider itself bound by its promise to afford assistance to ienmark in case England or France should decline to come to her support. We hope thisdespatch, which among other matters is calculated to justify the Ministry, and further to depress the National Liberals, rests on a misunderstanding on the part of Count Piessen similar to those laid to his charge in the previous month, when he reported to the Danish Government that Sweden and Nor. way opposed the Apenrade and Hoye line at the Conference, and would in consequence take the posi tion of an enemy to Denmark, which, as it is well known, is not the case ! The correspondent is very ill-informed. I have never said a thing which can bear this signification. Nor does the despatch of Count von Scheel-Plessen of July 10.—which the Minister named has kindly communicated to me this day—either contain these words or a corresponding signification, and nothing occurred in the conversation which daily passed be tween us that could give him reason to entertain such an idea, which, also, he declares he never did entertain. The protocols published respecting the London Conference indicate the views of the repre sentative of his Majesty; but with regard to the report said to have emanated from Count von Scheel- Plessen, that Sweden and Norway would oppose a boundary line drawn from Apenrade to Hoye, the Danish Minister assures me that no such view was contained in any despatches sent by him to his Government. I have deemed it a duty to make this statement in respect of public opinion, and also in respect of a distinguished foreign Minister who could not personally represent himself here. L• MANDERsTRom. Stockholm, Aug. 6, 1864. The American Blockade, The steamer Falcon, from the Clyde, at Wilming ton. Nassau, New Providence, July 5, Arrived, the steamer Coquette, Carter, Wilmington, North Carolina (cleared, 6th, for St. John's, New Bruns wick ?) July 25. By a sloop from Harbour Island we learn that the Florida has taken and burnt two more vessels—a whaler and a trader. The names are not given. The crews were put on board of a schooner and carried to the island. The steamer Stag, in ballast, arrived on the 22d. On the 21st the schooner Rebecca, with an assorted cargo, cleared for Havannah. On the 22d the Will-o'-the-Wisp, with an assorted cargo, cleared for St. John, New Brunswick. On the 23c1 the steamer G. T. Watson, with an assorted cargo, cleared for the same port. There has been no arrival from the South during the past week. There is not much cotton here, owing to tha few arrivals. Philadelphia, July 27. —The steamer Bermuda, from the West Gulf squadron, reports the destruction of the blockade runner Ma. tagorda, off Galveston, by the United States steamer Kanawha. The Matagorda had a cargo of 700 bales of cotton. Greenock, August 11.—The blockade runners are now as " thick as leaves in Vallambrosa'' in the river, and scarcely a d ay passes but one or two aro seen cruising about at the tail of the bank, prior to a trial of speed between the light, or crossing to Gareloch for the adjustment of their compasses. They are invariably very handsctno vessels, superior in siz3 and model to our finest river steamers, which they out-rival in swiftness. Yesterday the three funnelled steamer Condor, built and engined by Messrs. Randolph, Elder, and Co., lett East Harbour with a large and valuable assorted cargo for a pleasure sail, and was to leave last night for her destination. The eteamers Charlotte, built by Messrs. Denny Brothers, and engined by Messrs. Napier, and Stormy Petrel, built and engined by Messrs. Henderson, Renfrew, were hovering about the river during the day, trying their engines. The Talisman, built by Messrs. Scott and Co., and en gined by the Greenock Foundry C om pany, is about to undergo another test of her steaming powers. The amount of capital represented by blockade runners, built and building at present on the Clyde, must bo very large. The Earl and Countess of Yarborough left Brooklesby, Lincolnshire, a few days since, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Eglinton, at Egliaton Castle, Ar drossan, Ayrshire, Scotland, ,17% _ , ritke "1131 L,: M 464: HER MAJESTY, sB 12. The Queen, accompani e d by Prince k drove out yesterday afterno on . Oor,NE, iugu Leopold, Viscountess Jocelyn aid Lieut.-General the Hon' C. Grey were in attendance. Visit of of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Scotland. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales reached Stirling shortly after eight o'clock on Thursday morning, and were received with loyal acclamations by a large crowd assembled on the platform of the station. Provost Murrie, of Stirling, was also awaiting the royal party on th y arrival of the t ra i n , an d h a d t h e h ono ur of be in presented to the Prince and Princess. The other magistrates and high cons t a bl es o f the burgh were likewise on the platform. The Prince and Princess on leaving their carriage were most enthusiastically cheered, and the l a di es p resen t s h o wed the utm ost anxiety to get a glimpse of the royal babe, wh° w as conveyed direct to Callender. The Prince and Princess drove from the station_ to Campbell's R o y a l H ote l , w h ere t h e y partook of breakfast, after which they proceeded in a carriage and pair from th e R oya l H ote l , to Sti r ling Ca stle ' where they visited th e ramparts , th e Douglas room! armoury, messroom, & c . Th ey purchased aa riou articles from the t a bl e o f t h e D oug l as room, fo rmed a of the wood of th a t ce l e b rate d apartme nt, and also Bannockburn and Abb e y car i g woo d s . The Prince wrote in the vi s it or ' s b oo k, " Th e Prince ana. Princess of Wales." y After their ret urn f rom t h e cast l e , the F r and Princess dr ove to t h e ra i lwa station ic6 to join the 10.45 train for Balloela. On entering the Stirling station, their royal highnesses were re , ceived by the D u k e of Montrose, Lord an d - ` ja Abercromby, and Mr Stirling to the sof Kippa loon Woe! , esdavie. In royal party, on proceeding , which was to conv e y th em a l ong the Fort h an, Clyde Junction Railway to Balloch, were lo udly cheered by a large assem bl age o f the inhab it° e of Stirling. Th e D u k e o f Montrose , one of the directors of the line, and Major Erskine, had the honour o f accompany i ng their roy al , highnesses. At the st a ti ons a l ong the line at which the train stopped th ere were l arge crowds of P eople anxioue to obtain a si g ht o f th e ro y a l pair; who were loudly cheered when the train arrived, At the Pla men station the Princess was presented with tasteful bouquet from Buchanan House, and et this station the Duke of Montrose took leave of their royal highnesses. and Princes s were rece i ve d b y Si r J a mes e prince On the arrival of th e t ra i n a t Balloch th c o i g utioua of Lusa, Bart. The three V a l e o f L even Rifl e Volunteer Corpsat represented by about 120 men , under the ; e°ll63" at of Lieut.-Col. Fi n dl a y, were d rawn u p A° 13 Balloch station, a n d as soon as t h e train sto P P the volunteers prese n t e d arms, an d t he e_ band strueeliel up the Nati o n a l A nt h em. T he li ne being form in open order th e P r i nce o f W a l es left th e royal o of carriage and proce e d e d a l ong th e ranks amid the plaudits of a uum e r ous assemblagespectators' As the Prin ce p rocee d e d w i t h t h e inspection , the commissioned officers had the honour of be in g p re ' rented to his royal highness. ith At Balloch pier, which w as ga ily decorated w flowers and evergreens , th e roya l party were re ceived with loud demonstrations of loyalty from those assembled. In order to ensure as much privacy as possible to the Prince and Princess, it was arranged that the carriages conveying them and their attendants should be detached from the others, and that tb ° latter should be run on to the pier, where a steam' boat was in waiting for the ordinary passenge rs to Loohlomond, which, we may observe, has ba d more than its usual share of tourists this year' This of course caused some detention to the royal party, and it was about one o'clock before the platform was cleared of the general public and all was made ready for the reception of their royal highnesses. The scene at Balloeh pier wa s such as is but seldom witnessed at this quiet an d comparatively secluded spot. A line of small boats, to the number of 30 or 40, were ranged close to the jetty, each with its patient group of spectators. Along the pier carpeting was laid for some distance, while the sides were decorated with arches of ever, greens, from the centre of which depended w reaths and crowns of flowers, and everywhere there wer e marks of general rejoicing. A pretty large crowd had assembled at the entrance to the pier, and boas of people came trooping through the a djoining fields and woods, and took up their p osition at spots here and there along the line of railway from which they could obtain a goo d view of t he Prince a nd is Princess. The Prince Cnsrt steamer, w one of the finest of the vessels which ply on hich Loch" lomond, was retained for the Prince and party. It was fitted up with great taste for the occasion. Their royal highnesses, on leaving the train, were l ou dly cheered by the crowd, and as they procee ded ince Consort, they received along the pier to the I r le in the boats on a similar welcome from the peop f the F and the loch. Several of the directorsd Steamhlomon Clyde Railway and of t he Lc o orth ship . gentlemen from ping Company, and also o ne or two ine _ the district, were in waiting to receive the Iro: and Princess on board the Prince Consort. Wthe . lo g Ain these was Sir James Colquhou n of Luse, with h° an his royal highness shook hand s. Some of gentlemen appeared disposed to re main on board is case their services might be requ ired to point out r _ the most interesting features in t he lake scenery' hut in consequence of an intimation from hi; r a the highness that there would be no necessity o attendance of any one, all left the steamer except. the crew and the attendants upon the ir royal nig. Card' nesses, Lieut. Col. Findlay, Mejor Ers kine of , roes, Mr Young, and Mr Denny, former manage.r,an the latter secretary of the Forth and C l y de Everything being in readiness for the departure ,f the and steamer Consort, the steam was got up a minute s steamer sailed slowly up the loch at a few B_ past one o'clock. The boat for th e ordinary tourists r ter to half a mi le had taken up a position from a qua arty, and in advance of that conveying he Ha intend. steamed ahead of it for a short distance, ing stanee Consort to, if ol ing to act as a p ilot ; but as the Prince The n parted company. a different route , the y soo east side of in e " Prince Consort s ailed round the lliach aod sweeping round by lnchca , murrin, e ach, the loch, to the west by Inchtava lag crossed Luso. " sailed throug h the straits b y Rossdhu to and, in nex t crossed to the east by Benlonaond ; 'ole of order to enable the roya l p art y to see thes clogs the fine mountain scenery, she ag ain crossed _ by Tarbet, thus affording a sp lendid view of 15_?.u_ Arthur and the whole of Ar rochar in p a ssing ches le", d rea s teamer made yet anothe r crossing, the ir I n versnaid, where their royal highnesses and " a ttendants landed. On disembarking they d received by a gua rd of honour of the Luse an Arrochar Highland Volunteer Corps. Carriage 0 were S tron a c hiahar, and thence i n wa iting, and t he ro y al party proceed' 1 sailed over Loch Jiletri e to l p r oceeded to the Bridge of Turk , about 10 Mr Sinc roil . ' f rom Callender , to the hotel kept b y the where 18 or 20 apartments had been taken for t u se of their royal highnesses and their attend T each ' 3 The prince and princess were expected to .ber, Abergeldie yesterday, arriving at Ferryhill ,co deco) by the 4.10 mail train, and proceed in g the' by special train on the Deeside Rails ay. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and ho Princess Mary inces a l e o f f t I t N o r w a i n e a t A yesterday, bargel d joon. a visit W the Princs His 'and", Grace r the Archbishop of Dublin, accomp anied by Lieutenant Trench, R.A., has arrived at INlatnigY° hotel from Ireland. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester, 'ivtle, 11° arrived i n t own on Thursday last from liimbolton Cas llants, left London yesterday, on their way to Ireland, for the season. The Marquis and Marchiones s of Ailesbury left t own on Th urs day for Tottenham Park, Marlborough, Wilts, for a few weeks. The Earl of Dalkeith left town on Th u rsday la st for a few weeks' tour on the Continent. The Countess left town yesterday for Tutibridgo Wells,